US5597257A - Adjustable press arm - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
- A63B21/06—User-manipulated weights
- A63B21/062—User-manipulated weights including guide for vertical or non-vertical weights or array of weights to move against gravity forces
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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US08/217,199 US5597257A (en) | 1994-03-23 | 1994-03-23 | Adjustable press arm |
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US08/217,199 US5597257A (en) | 1994-03-23 | 1994-03-23 | Adjustable press arm |
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Cited By (28)
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US5823920A (en) * | 1995-01-26 | 1998-10-20 | Grider; Sherman P. | Exercise machine |
US20020077230A1 (en) * | 2000-03-10 | 2002-06-20 | Lull Andrew P. | Adjustable-load unitary multi-position bench exercise unit |
US6471624B1 (en) * | 1998-01-16 | 2002-10-29 | Paramount Fitness Corp. | Method for determining a bench pivot axle location on a support frame of an exercise machine |
US6579213B1 (en) * | 2000-02-29 | 2003-06-17 | Hoist Fitness Systems | Exercise arm assembly for exercise machine |
US20040023762A1 (en) * | 2002-07-01 | 2004-02-05 | Lull Andrew P. | Leg press and abdominal crunch exercise machine |
EP1442768A1 (en) * | 2003-01-31 | 2004-08-04 | Heinz Kettler GmbH & Co. Kg | Fitness device for the human body |
US20040162194A1 (en) * | 2003-02-14 | 2004-08-19 | Habing Douglas J. | Exercise machine with adjustable range of motion |
US20040162195A1 (en) * | 2003-02-14 | 2004-08-19 | Habing Douglas J. | Single apparatus converging/diverging exercise machine |
US20060035764A1 (en) * | 2004-08-13 | 2006-02-16 | Webber Randall T | Exercise arm assembly for exercise machine |
US20060128535A1 (en) * | 2004-12-13 | 2006-06-15 | Nautilus, Inc. | Arm assembly for exercise devices |
US20070010383A1 (en) * | 2000-05-03 | 2007-01-11 | Nautilus, Inc. | Exercise equipment with multi-positioning handles |
US20070135272A1 (en) * | 2005-12-08 | 2007-06-14 | Stuckey Michael L | Continous tensioning system for fitness apparatus |
US7563214B2 (en) | 2000-02-29 | 2009-07-21 | Hoist Fitness Systems, Inc. | Exercise arm assembly for exercise machine |
US20110092343A1 (en) * | 2003-02-14 | 2011-04-21 | Habing Douglas J | Single Apparatus Converging/Diverging Exercise Machine |
US9320937B2 (en) | 2013-05-10 | 2016-04-26 | Precor Incorporated | Fitness equipment unit |
US9492702B1 (en) * | 2014-10-28 | 2016-11-15 | Brunswick Corporation | Strength training apparatuses |
US9636540B2 (en) | 2015-03-10 | 2017-05-02 | True Fitness Technology, Inc. | Adjustable stride elliptical motion exercise machine with large stride variability and fast adjustment |
US10343008B2 (en) | 2015-05-26 | 2019-07-09 | Precor Incorporated | Squat exercise apparatus |
US11117015B2 (en) * | 2018-03-02 | 2021-09-14 | Component Fabricators, Inc. | Pivoting weight arm assembly |
USD949263S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-04-19 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Weight stack selector elements of an exercise machine |
USD949262S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-04-19 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Shroud of a fitness equipment unit |
USD952072S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-17 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Bicep curl exercise machine |
USD952073S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-17 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Chest press exercise machine |
USD952074S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-17 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Leg extension exercise machine |
USD952075S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-17 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Leg press exercise machine |
USD952077S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-17 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Rear, delt and pec fly exercise machine |
USD952076S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-17 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Leg curl exercise machine |
USD952777S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-24 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Abdominal exercise machine |
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US4549733A (en) * | 1983-02-04 | 1985-10-29 | Alan Salyer | Weight type exercising device |
US4898381A (en) * | 1988-11-23 | 1990-02-06 | Gordon Joel D | Multi-exercise system |
US5067708A (en) * | 1990-06-08 | 1991-11-26 | Lifeing, Inc. | Multi-function exercise system |
US5120289A (en) * | 1991-09-17 | 1992-06-09 | James Yu | Convertible gymnastic apparatus for doing push-lift movement or chest building movement |
US5236406A (en) * | 1991-02-20 | 1993-08-17 | Fitness Warehouse, Inc. | Constant tension exercise device |
US5263915A (en) * | 1989-08-30 | 1993-11-23 | Pacific Fitness Corporation | Exercise method with adjustable position exercise members |
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US4549733A (en) * | 1983-02-04 | 1985-10-29 | Alan Salyer | Weight type exercising device |
US4898381A (en) * | 1988-11-23 | 1990-02-06 | Gordon Joel D | Multi-exercise system |
US5263915A (en) * | 1989-08-30 | 1993-11-23 | Pacific Fitness Corporation | Exercise method with adjustable position exercise members |
US5067708A (en) * | 1990-06-08 | 1991-11-26 | Lifeing, Inc. | Multi-function exercise system |
US5236406A (en) * | 1991-02-20 | 1993-08-17 | Fitness Warehouse, Inc. | Constant tension exercise device |
US5120289A (en) * | 1991-09-17 | 1992-06-09 | James Yu | Convertible gymnastic apparatus for doing push-lift movement or chest building movement |
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Paramount CTx brochure, Paramount Fitness Equipment Corp. 1990, 2 pages. * |
Cited By (37)
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US5823920A (en) * | 1995-01-26 | 1998-10-20 | Grider; Sherman P. | Exercise machine |
US6471624B1 (en) * | 1998-01-16 | 2002-10-29 | Paramount Fitness Corp. | Method for determining a bench pivot axle location on a support frame of an exercise machine |
US6579213B1 (en) * | 2000-02-29 | 2003-06-17 | Hoist Fitness Systems | Exercise arm assembly for exercise machine |
US7563214B2 (en) | 2000-02-29 | 2009-07-21 | Hoist Fitness Systems, Inc. | Exercise arm assembly for exercise machine |
US20060116254A1 (en) * | 2000-02-29 | 2006-06-01 | Webber Randall T | Exercise arm assembly for exercise machine |
US7384381B2 (en) | 2000-02-29 | 2008-06-10 | Hoist Fitness Systems, Inc. | Exercise arm assembly for exercise machine |
US20020077230A1 (en) * | 2000-03-10 | 2002-06-20 | Lull Andrew P. | Adjustable-load unitary multi-position bench exercise unit |
US7922635B2 (en) | 2000-03-10 | 2011-04-12 | Nautilus, Inc. | Adjustable-load unitary multi-position bench exercise unit |
US20070010383A1 (en) * | 2000-05-03 | 2007-01-11 | Nautilus, Inc. | Exercise equipment with multi-positioning handles |
US20040023762A1 (en) * | 2002-07-01 | 2004-02-05 | Lull Andrew P. | Leg press and abdominal crunch exercise machine |
US20060240957A1 (en) * | 2002-07-01 | 2006-10-26 | Lull Andrew P | Leg press and abdominal crunch exercise machine |
EP1442768A1 (en) * | 2003-01-31 | 2004-08-04 | Heinz Kettler GmbH & Co. Kg | Fitness device for the human body |
US7811211B2 (en) | 2003-02-14 | 2010-10-12 | Habing Douglas J | Single apparatus converging/diverging exercise machine |
US20040162195A1 (en) * | 2003-02-14 | 2004-08-19 | Habing Douglas J. | Single apparatus converging/diverging exercise machine |
US20040162194A1 (en) * | 2003-02-14 | 2004-08-19 | Habing Douglas J. | Exercise machine with adjustable range of motion |
US20110092343A1 (en) * | 2003-02-14 | 2011-04-21 | Habing Douglas J | Single Apparatus Converging/Diverging Exercise Machine |
US7322906B2 (en) | 2004-08-13 | 2008-01-29 | Webber Randall T | Exercise arm assembly for exercise machine |
US20060035764A1 (en) * | 2004-08-13 | 2006-02-16 | Webber Randall T | Exercise arm assembly for exercise machine |
US20060128535A1 (en) * | 2004-12-13 | 2006-06-15 | Nautilus, Inc. | Arm assembly for exercise devices |
US7775945B2 (en) | 2004-12-13 | 2010-08-17 | Nautilus, Inc. | Arm assembly for exercise devices |
US20070135272A1 (en) * | 2005-12-08 | 2007-06-14 | Stuckey Michael L | Continous tensioning system for fitness apparatus |
US9320937B2 (en) | 2013-05-10 | 2016-04-26 | Precor Incorporated | Fitness equipment unit |
US9492702B1 (en) * | 2014-10-28 | 2016-11-15 | Brunswick Corporation | Strength training apparatuses |
US9687691B1 (en) | 2014-10-28 | 2017-06-27 | Brunswick Corporation | Strength training apparatuses |
US9636540B2 (en) | 2015-03-10 | 2017-05-02 | True Fitness Technology, Inc. | Adjustable stride elliptical motion exercise machine with large stride variability and fast adjustment |
US10343008B2 (en) | 2015-05-26 | 2019-07-09 | Precor Incorporated | Squat exercise apparatus |
US11117015B2 (en) * | 2018-03-02 | 2021-09-14 | Component Fabricators, Inc. | Pivoting weight arm assembly |
US11745053B2 (en) | 2018-03-02 | 2023-09-05 | Component Fabricators, Inc. | Pivoting weight arm assembly |
USD949263S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-04-19 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Weight stack selector elements of an exercise machine |
USD949262S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-04-19 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Shroud of a fitness equipment unit |
USD952072S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-17 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Bicep curl exercise machine |
USD952073S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-17 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Chest press exercise machine |
USD952074S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-17 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Leg extension exercise machine |
USD952075S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-17 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Leg press exercise machine |
USD952077S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-17 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Rear, delt and pec fly exercise machine |
USD952076S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-17 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Leg curl exercise machine |
USD952777S1 (en) | 2020-01-16 | 2022-05-24 | Peloton Interactive, Inc. | Abdominal exercise machine |
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